Education

1996-2001: Master of Science in Biochemistry, Department of Molecular biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, Major GPA: 5.0/5.0; Overall GPA: 5.0/5.0,
Graduated with Honors (cum laude)

Research Experience
2001- present: Research Assistant, FRE 2375 CNRS Modules Levures de Pathologies Humaines, Institut de Physiologie et Chimie Biologique, Strasbourg, France;
Principal Investigators: Dr. Ivan A. Tarassov, Prof. Robert P. Martin.

2000-2001: MS research work at Department of Molecular biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia and FRE 2375 CNRS Modules Levures de Pathologies Humaines, Institut de Physiologie et Chimie Biologique, Strasbourg, France.
Principal Investigator: Professor Igor A. Krashenninikov.
Master Thesis project title: Study of precursor of yeast mitochondrial lysyl-tRNA synthetase as a factor of tRNA import into yeast mitochondria.

1999-2000: Undergraduate research, Dep. of Molecular biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Principal Investivator: Dr. Nina S. Entelis.
Research topic: Study of influence of the first base pair on the possibility of tRNA import into yeast mitochondria.

Research techniques and collaboration experience
General gene engineering techniques such as DNA purification, PCR, molecular cloning and sequencing of DNA;
Western blotting and Nothern blotting analysis;
Site-directed mutagenesis;
Import of tRNAs or proteins into isolated yeast mitochondria;
Protein expression in E.coli and its purification;
Footprinting in vitro;
Methods of yeast genetics.

List of publications

Entelis N., Kolesnikova O., Kazakova H., Brandina I., Kamenski P., Martin R. P. & Tarassov I. (2001) Gene Engineering: Principles & Methods, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press (U.S.A.), 24 (in press).

Conferences
Kamenski P.A. Study of precursor of yeast mitochondrial lysyl-tRNA synthetase as a factor of tRNA import into yeast mitochondria. (2001) Undergraduate and Postgraduate Student International Conference on Fundamental Sciences "Lomonosov".